Laurie

Laurie: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “laurel”
Origin: English
Say it: LOR-ee · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls

Laurie can be a diminutive of Laura, Lauren, Lawrence, or Laurence. In most feminine use it reflects Laura, from Latin laurus 'laurel'.

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How popular is Laurie?

202415.6 per million US babies

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Babies named Laurie in 202452

2024 rank#3,076 girls

Peak year1962

Total US babies since 1880168,382

Laurie is steady now but far below its 1962 peak.

Names like Laurie

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Lauralaurel · Latin
Lorettalaurel · Italian
Lorifrom Laura or Lorraine · English
Loralaurel · English
Lorriefrom Laurentum · Latin
Laurettalaurel · Italian
Loriefrom Laurentum; laurel · English
Lurapossibly laurel · Latin

Laurie questions

What does the name Laurie mean?

Laurie means "laurel". It comes from English. Laurie can be a diminutive of Laura, Lauren, Lawrence, or Laurence. In most feminine use it reflects Laura, from Latin laurus 'laurel'.

Is Laurie a boy or girl name?

Laurie is mainly a girl's name in US records (99% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Laurie?

52 US babies were named Laurie in 2024. Its peak year was 1962.

How do you pronounce Laurie?

Laurie is usually pronounced LOR-ee.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.